History of Schuff Steel

1976

Schuff Steel, a self-performing steel erection company, was founded by Dave Schuff and his son, Scott Schuff in their garage.

1985

Schuff Steel acquired the Marathon Steel plant, a steel fabrication company near downtown Phoenix. The added capacity of this plant enabled Schuff Steel to expand its footprint outside of Arizona into the neighboring States of Nevada and California.

1997

1998

Schuff Steel made its initial public offering to be publicly traded and was listed on the AMEX exchange. The proceeds were used to target acquisitions in Florida, Georgia, Texas and California. The strategy was to diversify geographically to weather swings in local economies while servicing the lower half of the Continental US. An area that was projected to experience continued growth. Acquired companies included Addison Steel, Quincy, Six Industries/Aitken and Bannister Steel.

1999

With the newly acquired Quincy Joist Company in 1998, Schuff Steel set out plans to expand Quincy’s services from the East Coast to the West Coast by opening a second plant facility in Arizona.

2001

Schuff International was created to serve as a parent company for all the subsidiaries to oversee smooth operations through its growth. Schuff International formed Schuff Steel Management Company in Arizona and Colorado.

2003

BIM processes became a part of Schuff Steel’s regular processes.

2004

All Schuff International subsidiaries left their own brand and entity behind to join under the new corporate legal structure as Schuff Steel Company.

Recognizing that construction delivery methods were shifting and that continued success relied on embracing technology, Schuff Steel launched in-house Design Assist / Design Build services that has become one of the most comprehensive offerings in the industry that helps owners and general contractors enjoy substantial savings.

2005

Schuff Steel expanded into Kansas with the purchase of the former Havens Steel plant.

2006

Completed the University of Phoenix Stadium that included designing a roof lift methodology utilizing strand jacks.

2007

Schuff Steel developed its own proprietary barcoding steel tracking software called Schuff Integrated Management System (SIMS)

2008

Completed the Crystals at CityCenter, the largest privately financed project in the country at that time, which without 3D modeling would have been cost prohibitive and too time consuming to construct.

2009

Schuff Steel fabricated the largest hinged and hydraulically operated steel-gate dams in the country for the Tempe Town Lake Dam. Each gate was 106 ft wide, 17 ft tall and weighed close to 260,000 lbs.

2011

Completed the Cosmopolitan Resort and Casino in Las Vegas utilizing a steel podium design to support the concrete towers.